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“It’s going to be easier and maybe there will be more people that will start to fly,” Gary Thompson said. It’s T-minus two weeks until Connecticut’s Travel Advisory mandate will be lifted. On March 19, the advisory will no longer be required but recommended. Passengers like Gary Thompson traveling from California, say while Connecticut’s current travel rules made him...

There will be new guidelines put in place for Connecticut’s COVID travel advisory starting Saturday, the governor announced Friday evening. Governor Ned Lamont said he signed an executive order revising previous guidelines to align with recently modified CDC guidance. Starting Saturday, the travel advisory will apply to all travelers, both national and international, entering Connecticut from any location with...

There will be new guidelines put in place for Connecticut’s COVID travel advisory starting Saturday, the governor announced Friday evening.

There will be new guidelines put in place for Connecticut’s COVID travel advisory starting Saturday, the governor announced Friday evening. Starting Saturday, the travel advisory will apply to all travelers, both national and international, entering Connecticut from any location with the exception of New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. Governor Ned Lamont said he signed an executive order...

Governor Ned Lamont warned Connecticut residents to observe the state’s COVID-19 restrictions during the winter holidays as deaths from the disease continue to climb.

The demand for a coronavirus test leading up to Thanksgiving spiked, as some people decided to host family gatherings or travel, despite the Centers for Disease Control’s call to stay at home. Medical leaders tell NBC Connecticut that it’s best to be tested five to seven days after being around additional family and friends for the holidays. Days after...

Thanksgiving is only a few days away and Connecticut’s latest COVID-19 travel advisory list of the states and territories considered hot spots for coronavirus has been released. It includes 48 states and territories after the U.S. Virgin Islands were added. No states or territories were removed. The only areas in the United States not currently on the list are...

With the holiday season quickly approaching, experts are suggesting creating a family or community bubble as the safest way to enjoy this year’s holiday celebrations while reducing your risk of COVID-19 and the flu. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker shares a holiday bubble checklist that your holiday group can adopt in the days and weeks before your gatherings to ensure everyone...

The governor has announced changes in the criteria to add states to the COVID-19 travel advisory. Hotspots will now be defined as having 10 cases per 100K people, and a 5% positivity rate.

Gov. Ned Lamont is considering making changes to the Connecticut’s Travel Advisory List, which currently includes 38 states and territories. One option Lamont is considering is to require everyone to get a negative COVID-19 test or quarantine before entering Connecticut. Right now, travelers are only required to do so if they are traveling from one of the 38 states that…

With more than 30 states on the Connecticut travel quarantine advisory, Governor Ned Lamont said he is considering changing travel requirements.

The Connecticut COVID-19 travel advisory list of the states and territories that require people traveling from them to quarantine for two weeks or present a negative coronavirus test was updated Tuesday – adding New Mexico and making no removals. There are now 35 designated hot spots and anyone traveling to or returning to Connecticut after spending at least 24 hours…

Today the state of Connecticut removed six states from its travel advisory because the rate of Covid-19 in those areas has dropped. It also added Puerto Rico to the list. Connecticut also changed the rules on how its quarantine rules work.  “The states are determined on one of two conditions. Either having a case count of greater than 10 per…

Difficult times remain for Bradley International Airport and everyone that depends on it for their livelihoods. A document obtained by NBC Connecticut Investigates indicates passenger traffic numbers remain woeful at Bradley due to coronavirus. Some, like Julius Brown of New Haven, said they’re still traveling, despite the pandemic. “As long as I wear my mask and I got my...

Passenger traffic remains way down at Bradley Airport as rental car companies ask for a reduction in payments to the airport, NBC Investigates finds.

Since March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised travelers to self-quarantine for 14 days after all international travel, and after domestic travel to states with a high rate of coronavirus cases. But the CDC recently changed its stance and removed that two-week quarantine recommendation.  “Connecticut has not seen any additional science that would tell us we should…

The CDC recently changed its position on people needed to self-quarantine for 14 days if traveling to other states, but Connecticut won’t drop its quarantine advisories, according to state health officials.

The governor’s office says they have fined five more Connecticut residents accused of violating the state’s COVID-19 travel restrictions. Failure to adhere to the guidelines, which require anyone traveling to Connecticut from the state’s designated coronavirus hotspots to fill out a health questionnaire and quarantine for 14 days, is punishable by a $1,000 fine. Travelers may provide proof of...

The state of Connecticut has updated the list of COVID-19 hotspots that require people to quarantine for two weeks if they are traveling from any of those locations. As of last week, the list included 35 hot spots, including Rhode Island. Rhode Island has been removed from the list. Hawaii, South Dakota and the Virgin Islands have been added to…

The state has changed the mask wearing policy requiring anyone not wearing a mask to show documentation of a medical exemption.